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  • Article
  • Belgian Safer Internet Centre
  • 09 January 2026

Child Focus deals with six new cases of missing minors every day. Five times a day, this involves a young person who has run away. In 2024, Child Focus handled 542 cases of minors who were sexually exploited (non-consensual sexting, grooming, sextortion, sexual exploitation in prostitution). All these difficult situations have one thing in common: the child or young person had no one to turn to.
Emoji and Online Slang Guide
  • Resource
  • Latvian Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 January 2026

This is a practical guide explaining popular emojis, slang words, abbreviations, and tone indicators commonly used by children and young people online. 

It helps parents and caregivers, teachers and educators, and professionals better understand youth digital communication, including hidden meanings, internet culture references, and potential risk signals. The resource supports safer and more informed communication in the digital environment.

Parental Control Tools Guide
  • Resource
  • Latvian Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 January 2026

This guide provides an overview of monitoring settings available in popular apps and specialised parental control software to help parents and caregivers ensure their children's safety online. 

The Guidelines for the use of AI in primary and secondary education
  • Resource
  • Latvian Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 January 2026

The guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in primary and secondary education are a practical recommendation-based document that supports schools, educators, students, and parents and caregivers in using artificial intelligence responsibly and meaningfully in the educational process. 

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  • Article
  • Irish Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 January 2026

While online scams are not a new phenomenon, their level of sophistication has increased significantly in recent years. The Irish Safer Internet Centre shares tips for parents and caregivers.
The Online world doesn’t just influence kids — It re-shapes them
  • Resource
  • Czech Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 January 2026

How many times a day do kids look at a screen? And what if the online world doesn’t just entertain them, but actually changes who they are? In this episode, we dive into the impact of the digital environment on children and teens, from social media algorithms and beauty culture to exposure to sexual content online, and the effects on their self-image, relationships, and boundaries

This episode will address:

10 Tips for Safer Use of AI
  • Resource
  • Latvian Safer Internet Centre
  • 08 January 2026

This poster contains 10 practical tips to help children and young people use artificial intelligence (AI) safely and responsibly. 

It encourages critical thinking, fact-checking, and an ethical use of AI, while highlighting the importance of protecting personal data, avoiding scams, and reporting inappropriate content. The resource supports safer, more informed, and creative use of AI in everyday learning and digital activities.

  • Event

On 26 April 2006 the Council of Europe decided to launch a Data Protection Day to be celebrated each year on 28 January, the date on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, known as “Convention 108”, was opened for signature. Data Protection Day is now celebrated globally and is called Privacy Day outside Europe.

  • Online

CyberGuard 2025 Conference
  • Article
  • Croatian Safer Internet Centre
  • 05 January 2026

For the second year in a row, A1 Croatia and Safer Internet Centre Croatia brought together international experts in cybersecurity and child protection at the CyberGuard 2025 Conference, held last year in October. With the support of relevant institutions, experts opened a discussion on protection and responsible online behaviour in light of the growing number of online threats.
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  • Safer Internet Centre (SIC)

The Dutch Safer Internet Centre aims to support minors in tackling online risks, empower them to become media-literate, resilient and digital citizens, and keep them safe through providing help when needed. The SIC consists of Offlimits, which operates the hotline, the helpline and the youth panel, and ECP and Netwerk Mediawijsheid, which acts as the awareness centre.

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